Jenni Falconer
Jenni Falconer | |
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Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Spouse | James Midgley (m. 2010) |
Children | 1 |
Jenni Falconer (born 12 February 1976) is a Scottish-born radio and television presenter. She appears on the ITV daytime show This Morning as a regular travel reporter and was a regular presenter of the National Lottery Draws on BBC One.
She was a
Early life
Falconer spent her early years in
Career
Television
Falconer made her television debut in 1994 as a contestant on
Falconer's other work includes reporting on
In 2006, Falconer won the
She hosted three series of Fantasy Homes By the Sea.[citation needed]
In 2009, Falconer was the host of the daytime quiz show
Between 17 and 21 August 2009, Falconer was a guest presenter on
Falconer works as a travel reporter for This Morning. She also guest presented the show during Holly Willoughby's maternity leave from May to July 2011, sharing duties with Ruth Langsford and returned in 2013.[citation needed]
In January 2013, Falconer participated in the
Radio
On 14 March 2013,
In June 2019, her early breakfast show was extended 4–6:30am due to Heart Breakfast (usually 6am-10am) becoming national with the new Scheduled of 6.30am-10am. As a result, she decided to step down from her Sunday show.[citation needed]
In December 2019, It was announced that Falconer had decided to leave Heart and would be replaced on her Early Breakfast slot by James Stewart.[citation needed] In January 2020, it was announced that Falconer would be the new host for Smooth London breakfast & hosting on Saturday mid-mornings, the latter being broadcast across the UK.[citation needed]
Other work
In June 2009, Falconer was unveiled as the face and body of Adore Moi underwear range by
Falconer has also posed for photographs in Arena Magazine and FHM.[citation needed] In 2016, she starred in the Very television advertisements.[citation needed]
In March 2019 Falconer, a dedicated runner, announced the launch of her new podcast, RunPod, in which she meets celebrities and former sports stars who also love running for pleasure.[3]
In July 2020 Falconer became the new running coach in the Start 2 Run app.[citation needed]
Her book, Runner's High, is scheduled to be published by
Personal life
Falconer married James Midgley at Babington House in June 2010.[5] She gave birth to a daughter, Ella, in September 2011.[6]
Since 2002, Falconer has been a celebrity patron of the charity Breast Cancer 2000.
Filmography
- Television
Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
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1995 | The Big Country | Presenter | BBC Scotland | |
1998–1999 | We Can Work It Out | Co-presenter | ||
2000–2008 | Entertainment Today
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Co-presenter | ITV | Part of GMTV |
2004 | How to Holiday[14] | Co-presenter | ||
2006–2015 | The National Lottery Draws | Presenter | BBC One | In-rotation |
2006 | Only Fools on Horses | Competitor | Comic Relief show | |
2009 | Wordplay | Presenter | Channel 5
|
1 series |
The Hour
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Guest presenter | STV | 5 episodes | |
2009–2010 | Something for the Weekend | Guest presenter | BBC Two | |
2011–2018 | This Morning | Various roles | ITV | |
2013 | Splash! | Contestant | Series 1
| |
2013–? | Fantasy Homes by the Sea | Presenter | Really | |
2015 | Lorraine | Guest presenter | ITV | 5 episodes |
- Guest appearances
- Blind Date (1994)
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2001, 2006)
- Celebrities Under Pressure (2004)
- The Paul O'Grady Show (2005, 2007)
- Hider in the House (2007)
- All Star Family Fortunes(2007)
- School's Out (2007)
- Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong (2008)
- Daily Cooks Challenge (2008)
- All Star Mr & Mrs (2010)
- Countdown (2010)
- Ten Mile Menu(2010)
- The Cube Celebrity Special (2010)
- Live with Gabby (2012)
- What's Cooking? (2013)
- The Chase: Celebrity Special (2013)
- Sport Relief's Top Dog (2014)[15]
- Tipping Point: Lucky Stars (2014)[16]
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip(2016)
- Pointless Celebrities (2016)[17]
- The Saturday Show(2016)
- Celebrity Ninja Warrior (2017/2018)
- James Martin's Saturday Morning (2021)[18]
- The Chase Celebrity Christmas Special (2021)[19]
- The Weakest Link (2022)[20]
References
- ^ Tibbetts, Graham (16 March 2001). "Love split put me on the road to telly fame; GMTV star Jenni on secret heartache". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Jason Donovan takes a break from Heart". Radio Today. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "RunPod: Don't miss Jenni Falconer's new running podcast". Heart. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ Spanoudi, Melina (15 January 2024). "Orion Spring snaps up 'ultimate guide' to running by presenter Falconer". The Bookseller. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Jenni Falconer Names Daughter 'Ella Rose'". Contactmusic.com. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Falconer 'smitten' with baby girl". Belfast Telegraph. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Our Patron". Breast Cancer 2000. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "London Marathon 2012 Celebrity Runners Times". Therunningbug.co.uk. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Virgin Money Giving | Fundraising | JENNI FALCONER LONDON MARATHON 2013". Uk.virginmoneygiving.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "jenni falconer – So I nailed the first half but burnt out in the". Officialjennifalconer.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Virgin Money Giving | Fundraising | JENNI FALCONER LONDON MARATHON 2014". Uk.virginmoneygiving.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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- ^ "Falconer lands ITV travel show". 6 November 2003. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "BBC Two - Sport Relief's Top Dog, Episode 7". Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Tipping Point: Lucky Stars Episode 6 | presscentre". Itv.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "BBC One - Pointless Celebrities, Series 9, Radio". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "James Martin's Saturday Morning". itv.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "The Chase Celebrity Christmas Special". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "The Weakest Link". BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2022.